Cooperatives & Communities
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Mushanga SACCO board members re-elected at AGM
SHEEMA – The chairman of Mushanga SACCO, Gilvazio Bafaki alongside other former members of the board was last Saturday unanimously re-elected to serve for the second term of office, which takes four…
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Fort Portal fish SACCO appeals to govt for hatchery
FORT PORTAL – Members of Fort Portal North Division Fisheries Omwooga SACCO, have asked government to support them with a fish hatchery to be able to produce their own fingerlings. The SACCO…
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West Nile Cooperative Union to petition Museveni over Shs 9.7bln compensation
ARUA – Leaders of West Nile Cooperative Union say they will petition the Office of the President over Shs 9.7 billion that government has failed to compensate them. The tobacco farmers’ cooperative…
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Serere cooperative to boost oil seed production
SERERE – Igola III Farmers Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited in Serere district intends to produce more oil seeds with the hope that it will improve the welfare of its members. The cooperative…
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Minister Ongalo-Obote pledges Shs 5mln to Speakers’ SACCO
SOROTI – The Minister for Teso Affairs, Dr. Clement Kenneth Ongalo-Obote has pledged to donate Shs 5 million seed capital to the SACCO owned by district speakers in Teso Sub-region. The Minister…
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Sembabule: Over 290 poor households receive PDM money
SSEMBABULE – A total of 299 subsistence farmer households in Sembabule district yesterday received a sum of Shs 159 million under the Parish Development Model PDM] to engage in selected enterprises. According…
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Butaleja rice farmers ask govt to subsidise prices of machinery
BUTALEJA – Rice farmers under Doho Irrigation Farmers’ Cooperative Society [DIFACOS] in Butaleja district have appealed to government to subsidise prices of agricultural machinery, saying it will help them to boost production.…
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Mbarara grape farmers call for agronomists as pests and diseases ravage farms
MBARARA- A total of over 200 grape farmers in Mbarara City have asked the government to provide them with qualified extension workers to give advice in the control of pests and diseases…
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PDM: Groups urged to pick piggery and poultry enterprises
LIRA – Beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model [PDM] in the Lango Sub-region have been advised to select piggery and poultry enterprises if they want to make quick returns on their investments.…
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PDM: Tororo district officials warned against asking for bribes
TORORO – Tororo district officials have been warned against asking for bribes from the beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model [PDM]. Albert Amula, the deputy resident district commissioner Tororo said his office…
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